Shoelace package



F. A. RYAN SHOELACE PACKAGE Aug. 22, 1950 Filed Dec. 13, 1946 Inventor Franklin A. Ryan Patented Aug. 22 1 950 SHOELACE PACKAGE Franklin A. Ryan, Catasauqua, Pa, assignor of twenty per cent to Clinton T. Snyder, Catasauqua, Pa.

Application December 13, 1946, Serial N 0. 716,092

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in shoe lace packages, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of the character herein described, such as may be conveniently and effectively employed as a container for shoe laces.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shoe lace package which may be easily carried in the pocket or hand bag and from which the shoe laces may be readily removed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shoe lace package which is simple in 0011- struction, pleasing in appearance and which will readily lend itself to economical manufacture.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a shoe lace package which, in addition to its primary purpose, may also be effectively employed as an dvertising medium by the manufacturers and dealers of shoe laces or shoes.

With the above and more important objects in view and such other objects as may become apparent as the specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the construction and arrangement of parts as shown in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the invention, showing the same in the closed position.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the open package, and

Figure 3 is a perspective view, similar to that shown in Figure 2, but showing the shoe laces in position and the package in readiness to be closed.

Like characters of reference are used to designate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the invention consists of a shoe lace package designated generally by the reference character 5, the same embodying in its construction a folded sheet of flexible material, preferably cardboard, indicated at 6.

The sheet 6 assumes the configuration best shown in the accompanying Figure 2, wherein it will be noted that it includes a back panel I, a pair of laterally openable ears 8, a folding cover 9 nd a flap I0. i e

The ears 8 are disposed at the relatively opposite sides of the panel 1, while the cover 9 and the flap H) are provided at the relatively opposite ends of the panel, as will be clearly understood. The cover 9 is formed at the free end thereof with a tongue II and the sheet 6 is provided between thepanel l and the flap I with a transversely extending slot 12. Finally, the ears 8 are formed in the opposite marginal edges thereof with a series of notches 83, these constituting what may be referred to as keeper seats, hereinafter more particularly described.

When the invention is placed in use, a shoe lace I4 is wound upon each of the ears 8, the notches l3 acting as keepers for retaining the shoe lace in position. The wound arrangement of the shoe laces is best shown in Figure 3 and the ends of each shoe lace are, of course, tucked under the winding, as will be clearly apparent.

The package is closed by simply folding the ears 8 one upon the other in the directions of the arrows I5, then closing the flap ID as at I6, followed by the folding of the cover 9 in the direction of the arrows [1. Finally, the tongue H should be passed into the package through the slot H as shown in Figure l, which illustrates the package in the closed position.

The various surfaces of the sheet 6 may, of course, be inscribed with suitable advertising material, as will be readily understood.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will be clearly apparent from the foregoing disclosure and, accordingly, further description thereof at this point is considered unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is:

A shoe lace package comprising a folded sheet of flexible material, said sheet including a back panel, a pair of overlapping laterally openable ears at the sides of said back panel, said ears being similar to said back panel in size and shape, a flap and a folding cover at the relatively opposite ends of said panel, and a tongue having a length slightly less than the length of said panel provided on said cover, said sheet being formed with a transverse slot disposed adjacent the line of junction between said panel and said flap, said tongue being removably receivable in said slot, each of said ears being provided in the opposite marginal edges thereof with projections forming a series of notches, a shoe lace wound on each ear between said projections, said notches constituting keeper seats for shoe laces, the said tongue extending between said back panel and said shoe laces when 3 the package is closed, preventing dislodgement UNITED STATES PATENTS of the tongue and preventing inadvertent open- Number Name Date mg 0f the Package- Re. 5,725 Sutro Jan.6,1874 1,690,883 Ziegler NOV. 6, 1928 FRANKLIN RYAN- 5 2,011,703 Barker Aug. 20,1935 2,108,451 Selezneff Feb. 15, 1938 REFERENCES CITED FOREIGN PATENTS The followir xg references are bf record in the m ggzg g gg file Patent: 430,996 Great Britain June 28,1935 

